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Expansion of the Iron Curtain Stalin pro-Soviet governments in Eastern Europe to both protect the U.S.S.R. and to expand the empire Satellite Nations by 1955 –Poland, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, East Germany Yugoslavia –Led by Josip Broz (Tito) –Communist dictatorship, remained outside Stalin’s control

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Containing Communism Containment – Secretary of State George Kennan’s idea to prevent war by stopping the spread of communism Truman Doctrine –Promised to provide economic and military aid to nations threatened by Communism –$400 million to Greece and Turkey in 1947 Marshall Plan –U.S. provides economic aid to Western European nations to help recover from World War II –Stalin refuses to let Eastern European countries to join (COMECON)

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Germany Divided 1945 – divided into 4 zones occupied by Great Britain, France, the U.S. and the Soviet Union –Berlin divided as well (but completely in Soviet controlled area) West Germany and West Berlin - democratic nations East Germany and East Berlin under Communist control Berlin Airlift – Stalin attempts to end aid to West Berlin, U.S. drops supplies; blockade ends Berlin Wall – 1961, put up to stop East German from escaping to West Berlin (symbol of the Cold War)

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Vietnam Domino Theory – if one nations falls to Communism, the next will 1965 – U.S. begins war against Communist North Vietnam (NVA) and the Vietcong (Communists in South Vietnam) 1968 - Tet Offensive & My Lai Massacre; long, bitter war U.S. forced to withdrawal in 1973